Eye Witness to 1st Ave Crane Collapse

I just shot some disaster porn from as close as police would let me get – about a block away. Spoke to people from the building that was hit. I’m writing about it on Twitter and will post photos shortly.
There’s danger that the rest of the crane will fall and they are trying to secure it now.
People tell me their pets are in the building that was hit and they’re not being allowed to go in to get them out. Emergency personnel just don’t get that pets are family members. That needs to change.
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More photos on FlickrPhoto: B.L. Ochman